People that have no experience in the livestock industry often wonder what we do to cattle when they are run through a chute. It doesn’t look very fun to have your head caught between two big metal slides and to be squeezed between two walls. What could we possibly be doing that would require us … Continue reading Why is my calf in a chute?
Tag: advocacy
Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production
For this post, I stole (with permission!) a good friend's English argumentative paper on antibiotic use in livestock. My friend, Kerstin, did an awesome job clearly stating the facts and educating the reader about what antibiotics are really used for in agriculture. Antibiotics: A Form of Medicine, Not a Marketing Ploy In today’s society, social … Continue reading Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production
Happy National Ag Day!
National Agriculture Day - March 15, 2016
Women in Agriculture
I thought this week was the perfect time to really start this blog. Last week was International Women’s Day, and what better time to celebrate being a woman in agriculture than now? I am not an extreme feminist by any means; I believe in chivalry and I do expect to be treated somewhat differently than … Continue reading Women in Agriculture
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Rachel Waggie 